NHS: Sexual Offences
Commons · Question 115713 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve whistleblowing protections for NHS staff who (a) experience and (b) witness sexual misconduct by colleagues.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 4 Mar 2026
The Employment Rights Act 1996 aims to protect all workers, including National Health Service staff, against unfair dismissal and detriment on the basis that they have made a ‘protected disclosure’. Where detriment occurs, workers can seek remedy through ...